FRACTIONS


What is a Proper Fraction?

A Proper Fraction is a Part of a Whole or any number

less than 1 but greater than 0.

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Three quarters

are only part of a

one dollar bill.

Three quarters of one dollar can be expressed as the Fraction

	3
	4

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Looking at the Parts

Numerator (Number of parts you have)	3
Denominator (Number of parts in the whole)	4

A Proper Fraction has a Numerator that is
Less than its Denominator.